Acoustic Beverage Mixer

Abstract

A method and device for mixing beverages and dissolving solids comprising a casing with at least one opening for positioning a beverage container, a signal generator housed within said casing, for generating electrical signals, at least one transducer housed within said casing and coupled with said signal generator, for producing mechanical vibrations from a signal generated by said signal generator, wherein said mechanical vibrations vibrate a beverage container positioned on said casing causing acoustic vibrations within the beverage inside the beverage container, said acoustic vibrations causing beverages and solids within the beverage container to mix.

1 . A device for mixing beverages and dissolving solids comprising:
 a casing with at least one opening for positioning a beverage container;   a signal generator housed within said casing, for generating electrical signals; and   at least one transducer housed within said casing and coupled with said signal generator, for producing mechanical vibrations from a signal generated by said signal generator, wherein said mechanical vibrations vibrate a beverage container positioned on said casing causing acoustic vibrations within the beverage inside the beverage container, said acoustic vibrations causing beverages and solids within the beverage container to mix.   
   
   
       2 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said transducer is a piezoelectric ceramic. 
   
   
       3 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said mechanical vibrations produced by said transducer may be emitted in any combination of x, y, z directions and may vary in amplitude. 
   
   
       4 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said mechanical vibrations produced by said transducer are at a single frequency. 
   
   
       5 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said mechanical vibrations produced by said transducer are in a frequency range. 
   
   
       6 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said mechanical vibrations produced by said transducer are at a plurality of frequencies. 
   
   
       7 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said acoustic vibrations are of sufficient energy and frequency to induce cavitations in the beverage. 
   
   
       8 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said acoustic vibrations are of sufficient energy and frequency so as to induce compressive and rarefaction waves that propagate through the beverage but wherein said compressive and rarefaction waves do not induce cavitations in the beverage. 
   
   
       9 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said transducer is positioned below the beverage container and wherein said transducer directs mechanical vibrations through the bottom of said beverage container. 
   
   
       10 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said transducer is positioned on the side of the beverage container and wherein said transducer directs mechanical vibrations through the side of said beverage container. 
   
   
       11 . The device of  claim 1  with at least one opening comprises a single opening. 
   
   
       12 . The device of  claim 1  with the at least one opening comprises multiple openings to enable simultaneous positioning of multiple beverage containers and simultaneous mixing of the beverages contained therein. 
   
   
       13 . A method for mixing beverages and dissolving solids for use in an acoustic beverage mixer comprising:
 converting an electrical signal into a mechanical vibration;   generating a mechanical vibration against the surface of a beverage container;   generating by said mechanical vibration acoustic vibrations in the fluid contained therein thereby mixing any beverages and solids within the beverage container.